3500 ACT Vocabulary

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edict  Speak Example sentences
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(法令,号令,布告) decree ,especially issued by a sovereign; official command
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(错误) containing or derived from error; mistaken
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(排气,耗尽) gases ejected from an engine as waste products ; use up the whole supply of
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(解释,启迪) make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
eloquent  Speak Example sentences
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(善于表达的,有口才的) vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
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(环绕,包围) form a circle about; enclose within a circle or ring; surround
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(巨大的,严重的,极恶劣) hugeness in a bad sense; act of extreme evil or wickedness
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(劝诫,忠告) urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make urgent appeal
embellish  Speak Example sentences
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(异常的,杰出的) extraordinary; unusual; well above average
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(绰号) word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing
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(尾声,收场白) short speech at conclusion of dramatic work
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(装饰) adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
emendation  Speak Example sentences
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(改进,修订) correction of errors; removal of errors; alteration intended to improve
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(装入,包住,围) embed; enclose in or as if in a case
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(仿效,抗衡) be a match or counterpart for; eager to equal or excel
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(释放,解放) free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
emit  Speak Example sentences
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(感叹词,咒骂) interjection; word or phrase having no independent meaning; expression usually of surprise or anger
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(发出,放射) give off; send out; give out as sound
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(有资格的) eligible; qualified; qualified for by right according to law
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(衰退) fall away or back; decline or recede; fall back from the flood stage
emulate  Speak Example sentences
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(书信的) consisting of letters; written in form of or carried on by letters
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(仿效,抗衡) be a match or counterpart for; eager to equal or excel
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(善于表达的,有口才的) vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
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(可以反对的,提出异议的) open or liable to objection or debate; liable to cause disapproval
encase  Speak Example sentences
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(改进,修订) correction of errors; removal of errors; alteration intended to improve
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(过度的,过分的,过多的) extreme; inordinate; too much
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(装入,包住,围) embed; enclose in or as if in a case
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(抹掉) rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
encroachment  Speak Example sentences
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(解释,启迪) make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
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(侵蚀) gradual intrusion; entry into a place that was previously uncommon; advance beyond former borders
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(禀赋,捐款) gift; donation; funds or property donated to an individual or group
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(撒谎,误导) lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth
epigram  Speak Example sentences
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(解释,启迪) make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
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(教化,启蒙) education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
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(警句,讽刺民谣) witty thought or saying, usually short; short, witty poem expressing a single thought or observation
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(产生,导致) cause; bring into existence; give rise to
epithet  Speak Example sentences
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(扩张的,爽快的,广阔的) outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size
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(绰号) word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing
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(可以反对的,提出异议的) open or liable to objection or debate; liable to cause disapproval
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(有资格的) eligible; qualified; qualified for by right according to law